Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with an average quality offering. Light weight feeder steers and heifers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand, while the 400-600 lbs cattle were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned and value added packages. The yearling loads and groups were steady with a good supply and good demand, while the singles and smaller packages of yearlings were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned and value added packages, while increasing the discount on plainer, off colored, and bawling calves and widening the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand, while slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.63/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.05 against this barn's trailing median of $458.69.

Average price

$382.63

77 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$649

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$113.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs KY average

−22.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	396.36	2,160	62
Medium and Large 2	570	340.37	1,940	10thin
Large 1-2	580	330.00	1,914	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	307.50	1,630	1thin
Medium 1-2	535	282.50	1,511	3thin

One grade step is worth $113.86/cwt here — about $649 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $410.51, median $458.69 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale77 hd

382.63

—

KY average23 barns · 1,217 hd

390.73

−8.10

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−22.01

This barn, trailing median28 sales

458.69

−76.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,558	187.83	2,926	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	163.11	2,563	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	162.35	2,022	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	141.09	1,543	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	143.32	1,532	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	237.00	3,093	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

165 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	438.69/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,088	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	462.70/cwt	455.00–470.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	312.64/cwt	305.00–329.00	2,101	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,093	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	3,192	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	377.54/cwt	371.00–391.00	1,612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	449.58/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	462.11/cwt	452.50–470.00	1,959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	332.48/cwt	313.00–338.00	2,577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	376.68/cwt	363.00–383.00	2,124	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	415.75/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	365.10/cwt	347.50–372.50	2,085	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	328.70/cwt	321.00–333.00	2,853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	343.31/cwt	334.00–359.00	2,310	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	268	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	334.79/cwt	317.00–340.00	2,772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	360.76/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	358.32/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,222	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	380.49/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	959	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,184	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	387.87/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,172	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	398.99/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,434	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	436.66/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	322.13/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,355	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	303.99/cwt	298.00–310.00	2,949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	893	343.88/cwt	340.25–345.70	3,071	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	752	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	312	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	227	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,117	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	985	266.43/cwt	261.50–270.50	2,624	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	215	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,389	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	410.84/cwt	403.00–420.00	2,210	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	358.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,574	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,105	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	156.64/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,527	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	139.07/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,495	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	153.94/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	169.31/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,086	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	168.67/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,731	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	156.16/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	625	364.59/cwt	362.50–366.00	2,279	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	676	347.69/cwt	338.00–360.00	2,350	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	484.44/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	218	467.47/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	397.88/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,854	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	221.97/cwt	219.00–227.00	2,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	491.01/cwt	487.00–502.50	1,861	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	506.20/cwt	492.50–508.00	1,696	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	437.88/cwt	433.50–447.50	1,642	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	500–550	541	378.71/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,049	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	479.68/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	409.17/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	185	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	322.52/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,019	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	297.38/cwt	288.00–307.00	2,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	358.52/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,932	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	558	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	344.68/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,996	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	384.40/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	274.95/cwt	272.50–277.50	2,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	764	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,407	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	399.40/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	387.19/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	348.65/cwt	335.00–353.00	2,210	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	303.97/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,216	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	447.16/cwt	424.00–452.50	1,744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	283.23/cwt	275.00–289.00	2,328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	264.25/cwt	261.00–274.00	2,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.80/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	313.29/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	383.42/cwt	381.00–387.00	1,998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	269	575.72/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,165	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	787	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	997	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	345	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,078	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,511	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,177	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,895	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	805	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,429	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	749	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,254	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	124.52/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	715	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	698	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,885	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	141.34/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,584	8
Bulls	—	—	1,243	163.27/cwt	153.00–171.00	2,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	203.06/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	189.66/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,983	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	158.66/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,988	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	339.58/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	383.45/cwt	367.50–402.50	1,829	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	410.75/cwt	374.00–413.50	2,132	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	150–200	183	561.78/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	334.90/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	388.55/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	322.43/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	410.76/cwt	410.00–411.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	410.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	258.21/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	293.09/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	387.65/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	286.55/cwt	283.00–297.50	1,946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	375.47/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	265.62/cwt	261.00–277.00	2,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	355.53/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	360.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	427.98/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	398.42/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	270.51/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	330.51/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	414.81/cwt	412.50–417.00	1,336	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,295	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Sep 15, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,679Last week 1,639Year ago 1,302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 179Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	455.00–470.00	462.70
4	250–300	297	455.00	455.00
6	300–350	313	410.00–430.00	415.75
8	350–400	363	382.50–390.00	387.19
12	400–450	427	371.00–391.00	377.54
13	450–500	475	372.50–390.00	384.40
9	500–550	523	350.00–367.50	360.76
41	550–600	571	347.50–372.50	365.10
18	600–650	634	335.00–353.00	348.65
7	650–700	672	305.00–329.00	312.64
9	700–750	729	301.00–310.00	303.97
2	750–800	775	272.50–277.50	274.95
4	800–850	806	261.00–274.00	264.25
1	850–900	850	261.00	261.00
1	950–1000	995	222.50	222.50
2	1100–1150	1,145	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	590.00	590.00
9	450–500	458	425.00	425.00
104	500–550	519	374.00–413.50	410.75
10	550–600	571	387.50	387.50
40	950–1000	985	261.50–270.50	266.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	541	375.00–380.00	378.71
44	600–650	625	362.50–366.00	364.59
10	650–700	676	338.00–360.00	347.69
6	750–800	764	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	218	465.00–470.00	467.47
2	300–350	310	470.00–490.00	479.68
49	350–400	375	433.50–447.50	437.88
13	400–450	412	400.00–410.00	409.17
21	450–500	466	395.00–402.50	397.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	620	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	297.50	297.50
1	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	478	305.00–321.00	313.29
1	500–550	505	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	607	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	677	263.00	263.00
2	750–800	787	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	345	312.50	312.50
3	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1150–1200	1,177	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	698	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	183	560.00–565.00	561.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	375.00–397.50	387.65
5	350–400	371	350.00–365.00	360.81
4	400–450	423	351.00–360.00	355.53
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	593	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	612	287.00	287.00
4	650–700	679	283.00–297.50	286.55
2	700–750	733	270.00–271.00	270.51
1	750–800	785	259.00	259.00
3	800–850	810	220.00–225.00	223.31
1	850–900	855	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	522.50	522.50
3	300–350	318	440.00–460.00	449.58
9	350–400	381	425.00–447.50	436.66
5	400–450	424	452.50–470.00	462.11
21	450–500	476	422.50–440.00	438.69
7	500–550	518	372.50–387.50	380.49
12	550–600	564	363.00–383.00	376.68
14	600–650	620	350.00–367.00	358.32
10	650–700	673	334.00–359.00	343.31
14	700–750	731	315.00–332.00	322.13
9	750–800	775	313.00–338.00	332.48
7	800–850	828	317.00–340.00	334.79
8	850–900	868	321.00–333.00	328.70
6	950–1000	970	298.00–310.00	303.99
2	1000–1050	1,015	293.00	293.00
10	1050–1100	1,093	292.00	292.00
2	1100–1150	1,117	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	605.00	605.00
3	250–300	268	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	312	535.00	535.00
4	750–800	752	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	450–500	490	487.50	487.50
31	500–550	538	403.00–420.00	410.84
12	550–600	560	385.00–395.00	387.87
74	600–650	610	380.00–407.50	398.99
5	650–700	650	379.00	379.00
13	700–750	718	355.00–360.00	358.53
169	850–900	893	340.25–345.70	343.88
55	950–1000	959	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	412.50–417.00	414.81
4	350–400	370	410.00–411.00	410.76
5	400–450	425	390.00–410.00	398.42
19	450–500	477	367.50–402.50	383.45
1	500–550	525	347.50	347.50
9	550–600	575	330.00–355.00	339.58
4	600–650	616	320.00–340.00	330.51
4	650–700	684	320.00–330.00	322.43
1	700–750	720	297.50	297.50
1	800–850	820	291.00	291.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	262.00	262.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	575.00–580.00	575.72
21	300–350	335	492.50–508.00	506.20
31	350–400	379	487.00–502.50	491.01
18	400–450	441	491.00	491.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	492	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	530	307.50	307.50
3	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	282.50	282.50
2	600–650	645	277.50	277.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	475.00–487.50	484.44
5	500–550	521	381.00–387.00	383.42
5	550–600	558	367.00	367.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	390	424.00–452.50	447.16
8	450–500	477	387.50–410.00	399.40
12	500–550	539	350.00–377.50	358.52
9	550–600	579	340.00–357.50	344.68
10	600–650	626	310.00–325.00	322.52
2	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	770	288.00–307.00	297.38
5	800–850	822	275.00–289.00	283.23
3	950–1000	980	219.00–227.00	221.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	392.50	392.50
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	445	257.50–267.50	260.80
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	715	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	420.00–432.50	427.98
3	350–400	368	385.00–395.00	388.55
8	400–450	414	400.00–420.00	410.40
5	450–500	461	367.50–380.00	375.47
7	500–550	516	325.00–340.00	334.90
3	550–600	593	317.50	317.50
7	600–650	625	290.00–296.00	293.09
2	650–700	662	287.50	287.50
3	700–750	725	254.00–267.00	258.21
7	750–800	771	261.00–277.00	265.62
1	800–850	800	212.00	212.00
2	900–950	940	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	749	301.00	301.00
4	800–850	840	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	152.00–162.00	156.64
2	—	1,105	123.00–126.00	124.52
8	—	1,121	134.00–149.00	141.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	166.00–177.00	169.31
17	—	1,253	151.00–165.00	158.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,619	165.00–174.00	168.67
8	—	1,512	152.00–162.00	156.16
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	135.00–148.00	139.07
2	—	1,053	151.00–157.00	153.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	153.00–171.00	163.27
4	—	1,768	198.00–210.00	203.06
7	—	1,573	180.00–195.00	189.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	237.00	237.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	231.00	231.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,875.00	2,875.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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